Lab Assistant, Marshall Medical Centers South, Full Time, 3rd Shift

Huntsville Hospital; Alabama; On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Marshall Medical Centers in Alabama seeks an administrative coordinator under Laboratory Manager supervision to coordinate clerical and nursing home functions, scheduling and accessioning specimens, and ensure accurate charges and billing. The role includes offsite collection staff coordination, charting, and filing.

The position emphasizes timely coder submission, staff training, and adherence to procedures, with strong communication and numerical skills essential for success.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• 2 years clerical experience.
• Ability to communicate with patients and clients; numerical skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate clerical and nursing home functions including scheduling and collecting from Nursing and Group Homes.
• Coordinate offsite collection site staffing, computer registration, order entry, printing, charting, mailing, faxing and filing of reports.
• Accession pathology/cytology specimens and ensure accurate charges and billing information.
• Staff training and ensuring timely submission of charts to coder; review nursing home monthly bills for accuracy.
• Maintain procedure manuals and ensure competency testing and ongoing staff development.

Skills

Verbal communication

Numerical ability

Form perception

Finger dexterity

Dependable

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Under the general supervision of the Laboratory Manager, coordinates clerical and nursing home functions, to include scheduling and collecting Nursing and Group Homes, coordinating offsite collection site staffing, computer registration, order entry, printing, charting, mailing, faxing and filing of reports, accessioning of Pathology/Cytology specimens, answering telephone. Duties also include assuring accurate charges and billing information, employee competency testing, procedure manual reviews/updates, clerical staff training, assuring that all charts are submitted to coder in a timely manner and reviewing nursing home monthly bills for accuracy. The above statements reflect the general duties considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job as identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements which may be inherent in the position.

Qualifications

Education: Prefer high school diploma or equivalent. (i.e. GED)

Experience: 2 years clerical experience after 1 to 2 months on-the-job training.

Abilities/Skills: V verbal ability to communicate with patients and other clientele instructions and other information. Numerical ability to calculate by formula. Form perception, finger dexterity to handle paper work and keyboards. Dependable.

About Us

Lake Guntersville, a mountain-lakes jewel, is located approximately 30 miles from metro Huntsville – and is home to Marshall Medical Centers.

Marshall Medical Centers, an affiliate of the Huntsville Hospital Health System, serves the residents of Marshall County and the surrounding area (population approximately 125,000). With two hospitals, eight outpatient locations and a highly‑trained team of physicians practicing 28 specialties, Marshall Medical is a confident, convenient choice for local healthcare. Residents can remain close to home and receive excellent care – often provided by those who are neighbors and friends.

Marshall Medical Center South is a 150‑bed hospital in Boaz, Alabama, and opened in 1956. Marshall Medical Center North, in Guntersville, opened in 1990 – and – is a 90‑bed facility. In addition to the two hospitals, the Gary R. Gore Medical Complex is conveniently located mid‑county and is home to several outpatient clinics and a 22,000 square foot comprehensive Cancer Care Center.

Named by the Joint Commission as a “Top Quality Performer” among America’s hospitals, Marshall Medical Centers’ patients can be assured they are being treated in an environment where a premium is placed on quality and best practices.